Yahoo! Homepage Redesign
Posted by Brett Tackaberry on May 16th, 2006
This morning Yahoo! unveiled its new homepage design. There’s a really interesting post from Yahoo!’s UI team on the rationale behind the finer aspects of the redesign.Â
The new design makes great use of contemporary technologies like Ajax to enrich the user experience, but one of the more notable changes is the absence of the directory - one of Yahoo!’s hallmark features since the early days of the web. The directory approach was much less user-focused: “Use our categories to find what you want.” With advancements in search technologies (thanks Google), increased personalization and a focus on fresh content, it just doesn’t seem necessary to give the directory the prominence it once required.
I think the new Yahoo! homepage reflects a positive change in the web world towards personalization, usability and elegant use of technology. It’s great to see a big player like Yahoo! on the cutting edge. Kudos!
